Another Good Reason To Maintain a Safe Vitamin D Level

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Another Good Reason To Maintain a Safe Vitamin D Level

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It can cut your risk of an early death in half. :shock:

Low Vitamin D Could Be Linked to Early Death

However, contrary to what the article recommends, I doubt that there would be much point in consulting with your doctor for advice on determining a safe dose. My guess is that 99 % of them will recommend a dose way too low, if they follow the guidelines established by the "authority", the Institute of Medicine. And IMO, that's an iatrogenic lapse of good judgement. IOW, I agree with the article referenced below, that:
If you follow the advice of the Institute of Medicine, you’ll increase your long-term risk of disease.
Are the New “Official” Vitamin D Recommendations Dangerous to Your Health?

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It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
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